Football uniform



March 416 1926.

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. DONALDr vnnnnrAnxnn, or MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FOOTBALL UNIFORM.

Application flied June 1o, 1925. serial No. 36,175.

To all 'wh'om it f//La-,i/ concern.'

Be it known that I, DoNALD V. Pannen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mitchell, in the county of Davison and Y 5 State of South Dakota, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Football Uniforms, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved foot ball uniform having for its principal object to attach together the sweater and trousers for supporting the hip and kidney pads4 in place by having the belt loops on the pads extending through the 5 corresponding slits of the sweater or jersey and threading` the belt through the belt panels of the trousers and the belt loops of the pads whereby the following advantages are attained.

1.-The sweater may be shorter than that now in use, since it cannot slip out of the trousers.

2.-The pads will be held more securely in place as the belt will come in direct contact with them at a plurality of places.

3.-The pads will be more comfortable as it will not be necessary to belt them so tightly to the waist as thesweater or jersey functions as Suspenders, and

.l.--'l`l1e belt being concealed will make it much harder for an opponent to catch the wearers trousers than is now the case.

IVith the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the descrip- 5 tion proceeds, the. invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and arrangement, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.V

In the drawing:

0 Figure l is a front elevation of the pads. Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the pads. Figure 3 is a front elevation of the lower portion of the sweater or jersey.

Figure L is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure e is a detail enlarged section through the pads, jersey, and trousers, and

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a pair of football trousers, showing the interior of the waist band. Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the pads are indicated generally by the letter A each including a belt pad 1, a leather cap 2, and belt loops 3, on the cap The belt pads l are connected by elastic members 4. The `jersey B is provided with a plurality of slits 5 arranged about its bottom through which will project the loops 3, as is clearly indicated in Figure 5. .A plurality of belt panels 6 are formed on the interior of the waist of the trousers C, for receiving the belt D. The loops 3 are adapted to be positioned between the panels G, so that the belt may be passed therethrough, as is clearly indicated in Figure 5.

It is thought that the construction and advantages of this assembly will be clearly understood by those familiar with the make up of a football uniform, without a more detailed description. l

It is apparent that numerous changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention l:as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing lany of its advantages.

Having thus described 'my invention1 what I claim as new is:

l. In combination, a pair of trousers, a belt,a sweater and a plurality of pads, said trousers having belt receiving panels on` their interior waist portions, said sweater having slits registerable with the space between the panels, and loops formed on the pad for extending through the slits and into the spaces between the panels so that the belt may be inserted throughthe panels and loops for holding the trousers, sweater, and pads assembled( 2. In a foot ball uniform, a pair of trousers, a belt, a sweater, and a plurality of hip and kidney pads, each pad including relatively soft material for engaging the body, and relatively stift mare-rial for forming a protection, loops on the rela tively stiff material, said trousers provided with spaced belt receiving panels, sai/l sweater provided with slits, said slits adapted to receive the loops, and the loops adapted to extend between the panels so that the belt may be inserted in the panels and through the loops for attaching the trousers, pads and sweater together.

3. In a foot ball uniform, a pair of trousers, Va belt, a'sweater, and a plurality 105V of hip and kidney pads, each pad including relativelyjsoft material for engaging the body and-Trelatively stiff material for Cil ing;- aJ protection, loops on the relatively stiftn material, said trousers provided with spaced vbelt receiving panel, said swentor provided with slits, said slits adapted to receive the loops, and the loops adapted to extend between the panels so that the belt may be inserted in the panels and through the loops for attaching the trousers, pads and sweater together, and elastic members connecting the relatively soft material ot' the pads together.

In testimony whereof I zi'liix my sig1mture.

DONALD VERNE PARKER, 

